I had to borrow the camera at work to get these shots for you folks. Sheck it out! Here’s the specs: SID Race fork Shimano DX SPD pedals Alex Wheels BBG Bash Guard-Red! Sette Single Speed Tensioner Sette Single Speed Conversion Kit AVID Single Digit 5 Vbrakes TruVativ Cranks, 170mm Sweetskinz Eclipse Tires
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Our friend Dave “Crash” Collins of Crash Innovations has come out with a fancy headset that is supposed to be way better than the standard headset spacer out there. Though I’m still waiting for specs, I was able to talk to Dave about his new product and he even had them installed on his Chumba.…
OC Parks crews have been working hard to get the fire torn trail called Whiting Ranch. This weekend is opening day. I know that many mountain bikers are looking forward to riding this trail once again. Limestone-Whiting Park to Reopen July 12 Ranger-led hikes are scheduled for July 13 and 20. by Marisa O’Neil, Public…
Ryan Leech performing at Sea Otter, 2008 The very cool Ryan Leech did an interview with Dirt Rag. DR: I read that you changed your style in order to make it more audience-friendly. Tell me more about how you got away from focusing on competitions, since I imagine if someone’s into trials, competition’s sort of…
Riding a unicycle on mountain biking trails. Mountain Unicycling Unicycling is great and all, but isn’t it just a little too easy? You can barely turn your head without seeing someone who scoffs at bicycles in favor of going everywhere on a single wheel. Such would seem to be the logic behind mountain unicycling. The…
We just took recent delivery of the Swiss Bike TX. What makes this one unique is the fact it can fold. Basically it eliminates the needs for a roof or hitch rack since you can transport it in your car’s trunk or backseat. Usually when we get bikes delivered, they come in this mondo long…
Win a pair of these beauties…Sweetskinz Digi Camo Tires! To win these tires, simply answer the trivia below and send in your answers to: [email protected] with a subject title of “Sweetskinz are Cool!” “Sweetskinz has a tire that is currently being designed/tested that would go perfectly with the color scheme on my Sette Reken Single…
Just got an email from Kona telling us that they’re adding new bike fleets to their bike parks around the world. Here is what Kona has to say: This year, we will offer six new adult and three new kids/young adult Garbanzo bikes at our Bike Parks around the world. From dirt jumping to cross-country…
Gotta check out the DIYWBC 1.0 (Do It Yourself Wooden Bicycle version 1.0). As a product designer I work with a lot of limitations. The products should not be to experimental, not to conventional, they should be easy to massproduce yet hard to copy, the materials should be rational and low-cost yet have an exclusive…
Trek Demo, Fullerton Loop tomorrow, Saturday May 31 from 9am to 3pm. Even if you’re not interested in buying a bike, demoing bikes is super fun. My friend Tim & I went to the last demo day here in Fullerton and had a blast riding Treks and Gary Fishers. Tim wasn’t looking for a new…